Child Scientists Needed!

We are currently looking for children to participate in our studies!

We are recruiting 18 month – 5 year olds to participate in our in person studies. In person studies involve a short (30 minute) visit to our lab on Boston College’s main campus. Children will play fun interactive activities with a researcher while you watch. We provide free parking and a small gift for participating.

For our online studies, we are looking for 4-12 year old children to participate. Online participation involves a short (approximately 30 min or less) virtual session over Zoom or a visit to our lab. Children will play fun interactive activities with a researcher while you watch. Families earn a $5 Amazon.com gift card or small gift for participating.

If you would like to have your child participate in our studies (either in person or online), please fill out this form or email us at BCcognition@bc.edu.

Featured Online Studies

These are some of our online studies. Sessions are typically 20 minutes or less and your family will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift card for participating!

Language and Number!

We are interested in how Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children (ages 5 months – 6th grade) think and learn about number and related concepts.

If your child is Deaf or Hard of Hearing, please click on this link to sign up and we will contact you.

Negative Numbers

In this study, we are interested in how we can use board games to teach Kindergarten and 1^st graders about negative numbers.

Please click on this link to sign up and we will contact you to schedule an appointment.

Sharing and Division

In this study, we are interested in learning how Kindergarten and 1^st graders can apply concepts of sharing to learn about basic division. 

Please click on this link to sign up and we will contact you to schedule an appointment.

Math, Space, and Reading

In this study, we are investigating what 1^st – 4^th graders think about different academic domains.

Please click on this link to sign up and we will contact you to schedule an appointment.

Remembering Objects

In this study, we are exploring how 6-8 year olds’ memory for objects is impacted by the background contexts of the images. 

Please click on this link to sign up and we will contact you to schedule an appointment.

Motivating Others

In this study, we are interested in what 2^nd – 4^th graders think will motivate their peers in different classroom settings.

Please click on this link to sign up and we will contact you with more information.

Which Has More?

In this study, we are interested in how well 7-10 year olds can discriminate the number of dots in two sets. 

Please click on this link to sign up and we will contact you to schedule an appointment.